Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 53 Issue 11

Safety: The Responsibilities of Government, Manufacturer and Operator

R.A. FRY, CEng, FSLAET MRAeS, MInstNDT

We are all concerned about satety but are not always conscious of all the factors necessary to ensure it. However, aviation of one kind or another has been with us right through…

Chemical vibro‐descaling

P.I. Brittain, H. Simon

This report describes a new system for descaling turbine blades which, by a combination of chemical and mechanical action, produces a clean smooth surface, suitable for penetrant…

A High Strength Ejector Release Unit for the Tornado

L. Botting

Dr. L. Botting, Engineering Controller—Advanced Systems, discusses the historical and technical background to one of NGL's many contributions to the Panavia Tornado, describes its…

Dowty, The First 50 Years — A Golden Review 1931–1981

Aircraft Components, the first Dowty company, was formed early in 1931, only 28 years after the Wright brothers' first flight, by George Dowty, a young man with ideas, drive and…

Aircraft Wheels and Tyres: A Review of Current Practice with Comments on Merits and Demerits of Various Types

George H. Dowty

The need for drastic standardisation of aero wheels and tyres in England is long over‐due. The U.S. Air Services have standardised five sizes of tyres for their needs, and these…

High Power Electron‐beam Welding

The world's most powerful electron‐beam welding facility was officially commissioned in September, providing 75 k\V of beam power in a vacuum chamber measuring 7 × 3.6 × 3.6m…

Engineering Council

Extracts from a speech given on 12th October, 1981, by Sir Frederick Corfield, Chairman‐Designate of the Engineering Council, to members of the press.

News and Views

There is little doubt that current bids now being pursued by Lucas Aerospace will provide the mainstay of work for the Company's factories in the 1990's.